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Tom Golden

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Tom Golden is the author of the Sam Halloran Thriller Series, financial crime novels inspired by investigations he conducted over a thirty-year career uncovering fraud inside corporations, public institutions, and government systems.

Golden never set out to become a forensic accounting investigator—or a novelist. Early in his career, he changed direction dramatically, leaving sales to enter public accounting later than his peers and without a traditional technical background. That unconventional path, marked by failure, pressure, and persistence, shaped both his professional instincts and the themes that now define his fiction.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Tom Golden Once I start a writing session I never get writer's block. My problem is starting. My routine is to arise at 5:30 am and I sit down at my desktop in m…moreOnce I start a writing session I never get writer's block. My problem is starting. My routine is to arise at 5:30 am and I sit down at my desktop in my office, alone, dog by my side, trees out my window. And I write for 2-3 hours. On some days when I get into the grove I can write for 5-7 hours but those days are rare--just have too many other things going on. I think that i am spared from writer's block because i write about financial crime investigations and I've done many, many of them. My first novel SUNDAY NIGHT FEARS is a fictionalized account of my first fraud discovery. It was not difficult to hammer out a first draft. It was difficult to get it right with the help of two professional editors and about 15 Beta readers., and, of course, my wife. My second novel in the Sam Halloran series is a fictional account of one of my largest and most dangerous investigations conducted in a Central American country. So, fortunately, writer's block is not an issue. Finding the time to write is!(less)

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Tom Golden I suppose it's like any other passion. I just enjoy most ever aspect of writing. I have been a professional speaker for about 30 years. I began writin…moreI suppose it's like any other passion. I just enjoy most ever aspect of writing. I have been a professional speaker for about 30 years. I began writing in 2002 when Wiley publishers came to me to write what they would market as "the seminal guide to forensic accounting investigation." That effort took 3+ years while I was still conducting large-scale investigations around the globe. In my speeches/seminars I talk about my investigations (keeping confidences). Oftentimes people would say "You tell a good story. You should write a novel." So I did. I just love to tell and write stories. I am a very extroverted introvert. Meaning...I love my alone time, but I also love to be around people, but on my choosing. That's why we live deep in the woods. Very private and secluded. But I still love to hop on a plane and give a talk somewhere...then head back to the woods, my wife of 47 years and my mixed-Lab Lexie. (less)

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	Sunday Night Fears 4.07 avg rating — 55 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Echoes of Deceit: A Sam Halloran Thriller (Sam Halloran Thriller Series Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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